While I like to text, I love emails more. I like having the time to form thoughts, massage the text, and think about how my words will be received.

Reading about the Danish government’s plan to end postal letter delivery at the end of 2025, I thought of how before email, I loved to send and receive (!) physical letters.

The thought that this joy will stop for some is heartbreaking to me. I can’t say how important it was to receive letters from a loved one or a pen pal as I was growing up. I would ride my bike to a favorite secluded place and read the letter, rapt.

I will strive to write physical letters to my friends in the future to keep this practice alive. I beg you to do the same.